Elusive
[ ɪ'lusɪv ]
其它 Other
adj. 难以捉摸的;不易记住的;逃避的;难以找到的;
💡 词根助记
e出+lus玩，戏剧+ive形容词后缀→把人玩出去→让人难懂的
📝 例句
Excessive worrying about an elusive public image was the order of the day.
过分为一个朝生暮死的公众形象担心就是今天的风尚。
Finding a vaccine for Plasmodium has been an elusive goal.
寻找防治疟原虫的疫苗，一直是个难于达到的目标。
Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.
翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
Direct proof of the mechanism of adhesion is quite elusive.
直接证明粘结的机理是十分困难的。
Empiri-cally, the distinction between active and idle balances is elusive.
在实际生活中，活动余额和闲置余额的区别是难以捉摸的。
🌱 联想助记
来自 elude
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-lic-表示“诱惑”
常见的变体有-lus-、-lud-
📖 牛津释义
elusive
adj
(a) tending to escape or disappear; difficult to capture 逃避的; 躲避的; 难以捕捉的
a most elusive criminal 极难逮捕的罪犯.
(b) difficult to remember or understand 难以记忆的; 难以理解的; 难以捉摸的
an elusive perfume 难以捉摸的香味
an elusive word 难记的词.
🔁 扩展释义
*[i'lu:siv]a. 难懂的, 易忘的, 难以捉摸的
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It's quite simple. You put a very hot, wet cloth on your shoulder for one minute. Then put a packet of frozen peas on the shoulder for one minute. And so on and so on.
很简单。你把一块很热的湿布敷在肩膀上一分钟。然后把一包冻豌豆敷在肩膀上一分钟。这样反复几次。
Oxygen is widely used in ship repairs for cutting and joining metal plates or pipes.
在船舶修理过程中，常常使用氧气切割和焊接金属板或金属管。
He ate simply, and never ate meat. He rose early in the morning and worked at his wheel, making cotton thread.
他吃得很简单，且从不吃肉。他每天早晨早早就起床，转动纺车，纺棉纱。